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Overview

  • 10 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Chinese, French
  • 43, Female
  • Member since 2005
  • director of operations but humanitarian at heart & cu...
  • BA in Economics and Communication from Rutgers University
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

currently living the dream...traveling around the world!

ABOUT ME

i may be tiny but im filled with a lot of love and a lot energy! i was born and raised in new jersey, though i think of myself more as a person of this world than of this state. i love exploring and finding new adventures... i love to challenge myself whether that means physically, emotionally or intellectually, i love meeting new people and hearing the story of their lives...anything more you wanna know, you should ask me. :)

PHILOSOPHY

To follow my heart; To be spontaneous; To inspire others; To let my experiences shape me; To love and be loved; To be immersed in the richness of other cultures.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i drove across america and couchsurfed with a lot of wonderful people. couchsurfing in hawaii was a highlight as was hitchhiking to quadra island to stay with a couchsurfer as well. i've hosted a super cool texan for several days and then i in turn visited him years later on my trip across america. i hiked the tiger leaping gorge in china with a fellow couchsurfer. some non C/S experiences include sleepless nights on motorcycles, Moroccan couches in the south of France, in Switzerland with a musician/artist I met on a train in Spain, in Spain with a graphic designer I met in Austria, from kitchen floors to secluded beaches in southern Italy, couches with strangers that turned friends in Germany, and a poor family in Tennessee.

Interests

fulfilling my wanderlust, surfing, snowboarding, biking, hiking, making art, creating music, volunteering, cooking tasty & healthy food, meeting new people and trying to fill my life with as much adventure as possible.

  • arts
  • design
  • graphic design
  • dining
  • cooking
  • motorcycles
  • traveling
  • music
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • skydiving
  • snowboarding
  • hitchhiking
  • volunteering
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

music: my brightest diamond. aa bondy. mutemath. copeland. phoenix. death cab for cutie. sufjan stevens. the welcome wagon. maritime. beirut. the stills. wild beasts. jazz. classical. world music. etc.

books: into the wild. into thin air. how to change the world: social entrepreneurs and the power of new ideas. the fountainhead. a heartbreaking work of staggering genius.

movies: once. junebug. 500 days of summer. little miss sunshine.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

watching the sunrise from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
camping on the watchtowers of the Great Wall of China.
skydiving in the Swiss Alps.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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